Commentary
Cassava and African food security: Some ethnographic examples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Romanoff (Rockefeller Foundation, corresponding author), Judith Lynam (0000-0002-7230-3698), John Lynam |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-41 |
| Publication date | 1992-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1992.9991223 |
| OpenAlex | W2110304615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Cassava (Manihot esculenta), a starchy root crop, provides food security in much of Africa. Though it is most productive in areas of high rainfall, it also survives drought and locust attacks better than most crops. Hence, its use has increased greatly in dry areas of East and Southern Africa. We speculate that it may become an important food reserve in the Sahel, and we suggest why that has not happened yet. Information presented is drawn from agricultural and social science data from a geographic information system, anthropological sources indexed by the Human Relations Area Files, agronomic research, and FAO statistics. This is an exploratory paper for the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA), a multi‐country survey of cassava production, processing and marketing
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Agroforestry · Agronomy · Biology · Crop · Economics · Food processing · Food security · Geography · Manihot esculenta · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Banana Cultivation and Research · Cassava research and cyanide · Forestry
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2014 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |